George Santayana(American Philosopher)

Date of Birth:

December 16, 1863

Date of Death:

September 26, 1952

Nationality:

American

Quote count:

200

Times favorited:

110

George Santayana , was a philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist.

A lifelong Spanish citizen, Santayana was raised and educated in the United States, wrote in English and is generally considered an American man of letters, although, of his nearly 89 years, he spent only 39 in the U.S. He is perhaps best known as an aphorist, and for the oft-misquoted remark, "Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it," from Reason in Common Sense, the first volume of his The Life of Reason.